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Dramatic uptick in violence as Guterres voices grave alarm at Lebanon-Israel escalation

7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Dramatic uptick in violence as Guterres voices grave alarm at Lebanon-Israel escalation 23 September 2024 OCHA/Lebanon Destruction in Hebbariyeh village in southern Lebanon resulted from hostilities across the Blue Line. Tensions continued to ratchet up in the Middle East on Monday with reports of scores of retaliatory Israeli strikes on Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon which have…

World News in Brief: 1.3 billion teens suffering mental disorders, Russia’s Indigenous Peoples face ‘extinction’, Belarus rights update

7 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: 1.3 billion teens suffering mental disorders, Russia’s Indigenous Peoples face ‘extinction’, Belarus rights update 23 September 2024 © UNICEF/Filippov A teenager in Ukraine stops to take a photograph of a work by British street artist Banksy, in the war-ravaged town of Irpin (file). At least one in seven youngsters has a mental disorder. That’s the warning from the UN…

OHCHR Press Conference

7 months ago Breadcrumb Home OHCHR Press Conference 23 September 2024 Press Conference Announcement Situation of human rights in the Russian Federation Mariana KATZAROVA, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation

Committee on Enforced Disappearances Opens Twenty-Seventh Session

7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on Enforced Disappearances Opens Twenty-Seventh Session 23 September 2024 Meeting Summaries Hears that Enforced Disappearances Are on the Increase as a Result of National and International Conflicts and Growing Polarisation Within and Between CountriesThe Committee on Enforced Disappearances this morning opened its…

Pact for the Future: World leaders pledge action for peace, sustainable development

7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Pact for the Future: World leaders pledge action for peace, sustainable development 22 September 2024 UN Photo/Loey Felipe A wide view of the General Assembly Hall during the opening of the Summit of the Future. World leaders on Sunday adopted the Pact for the Future, a landmark declaration pledging concrete actions towards a safer, more peaceful, sustainable and inclusive world for tomorrow…

World leaders adopt pivotal UN Pact for the Future

7 months ago Breadcrumb Home World leaders adopt pivotal UN Pact for the Future 22 September 2024 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Un Secretary-General António Guterres (at podium and) addresses the opening of the Summit of the Future. World leaders are at UN Headquarters in New York this Sunday where they adopted the potentially game-changing Pact for the Future by consensus, with a small group of just seven countries holding out…

New, bold ideas thrive towards the UN Summit of the Future

7 months ago Breadcrumb Home New, bold ideas thrive towards the UN Summit of the Future 21 September 2024 © Unsplash/Ben White The Summit of the Future is aiming to chart a more equitable path for coming generations. Hundreds of youth, celebrities and world leaders converged at UN Headquarters in New York on Saturday for the second of two “action days” on the eve of the landmark Summit of the Future…

Sudan: UN chief alarmed at full-scale assault on El Fasher

7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: UN chief alarmed at full-scale assault on El Fasher 21 September 2024 © UNICEF/Osman Rajab Les combats au Soudan ont entraîné le déplacement de nombreuses familles en quête de sécurité. (archives) The UN Secretary-General is gravely alarmed by reports of a full-scale assault on El Fasher by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan, his Spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric said on Saturday…

Sowing peace, one agribusiness at a time: Colombian farmers reclaim their land and livelihoods

7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Sowing peace, one agribusiness at a time: Colombian farmers reclaim their land and livelihoods 21 September 2024 Laura Quinones Saray Zuñiga sits on a swing at the eco-park built thanks the FAO-Sweden project. In the heart of Colombia, where the scars of conflict run deep, a remarkable transformation is taking place. Farmers, once displaced and dispossessed, are reclaiming their land,…

AI-powered art puts ‘digital environmentalism’ on display at UN Headquarters

7 months ago Breadcrumb Home AI-powered art puts ‘digital environmentalism’ on display at UN Headquarters 21 September 2024 UN News/Conor Lennon AI Artwork exhibit "Large Nature Model: Coral" by Refik Anadol at UN Headquarters. A groundbreaking art installation at UN Headquarters by renowned media artist Refik Anadol leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to raise awareness of the beauty and fragility of the…